Food pouch container

Abstract

Disclosed herein are food pouch containers comprising a back portion having an interior cavity; a front portion; a top hole; and a surface dividing the back portion into an upper cavity, inside the back portion, and a lower cavity. In some embodiments, the lower cavity is inside the back portion, while in other embodiments, the lower cavity is an exterior cavity. Also disclosed are food pouch containers comprising a back portion having an interior cavity; a front portion; a top hole; means for contouring the food pouch from a bottom thereof; and means for contouring the food pouch from at least a side thereof.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A food pouch container comprising:
 a back portion having an interior cavity; 
 a front portion; 
 a top hole; 
 means for contouring a food pouch from the bottom thereof; 
 the means for contouring the food pouch from a bottom thereof being integral with the interior cavity of the back portion and spaced upwardly from a bottom surface of the back portion; 
 means for contouring a food pouch from at least a side thereof; 
 at least one side pinch; and 
 the back portion or the front portion comprises at least one curved side to create the at least one pinch. 
 
     
     
       2. The container of  claim 1 , wherein the back portion and the front portion are attached via a hinge. 
     
     
       3. The container of  claim 2 , wherein the hinge is at a location selected from the group consisting of a side of the container opposite of the top hole, a side of the container 90° from the top hole, and partway up from a bottom of the back portion. 
     
     
       4. The container of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one latch configured to releasably lock the front portion and the back portion together when the container is in a closed configuration. 
     
     
       5. The container of  claim 4 , wherein the latch is at a location selected from a group consisting of the bottom of the back portion, a top of the back portion, a side of the back portion, a bottom of the front portion, a top of the front portion, and a side of the front portion. 
     
     
       6. The container of  claim 5 , wherein one of the front portion or the back portion comprises a raised member while an other of the front portion or the back portion comprises an indent, wherein when the container is closed, the raised member catches the indent and causes the front portion and the back portion to remain connected. 
     
     
       7. The container of  claim 1 , wherein the means for contouring the food pouch from the bottom thereof is in a fixed position on the back portion. 
     
     
       8. The container of  claim 1 , wherein the means for contouring the food pouch from the bottom thereof is configured to be manually moved. 
     
     
       9. The container of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one side pinch is in a fixed position. 
     
     
       10. The container of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one side pinch is configured to be manually moved into or out of the interior cavity of the back portion. 
     
     
       11. The container of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one side pinch is a phantom wall. 
     
     
       12. The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container comprises at least one handle. 
     
     
       13. The container of  claim 1 , wherein an exterior cavity of the back portion is configured to receive a separated cap of a food pouch. 
     
     
       14. A food pouch container comprising:
 a back portion having an interior cavity; 
 a front portion; 
 a top hole; 
 at least one side pinch; 
 a surface dividing the interior cavity of the back portion into an upper cavity, the upper cavity being sized and shaped to enclose at least a flexible portion of a food pouch, and a lower cavity; and 
 the surface is integral with the back portion, the surface being curved downwardly at outer edges thereof. 
 
     
     
       15. The container of  claim 14 , comprises a side pinch on each side. 
     
     
       16. A container for a food pouch having a flat shape for holding soft food, the pouch further having a mouthpiece portion and a removable cap for the mouthpiece, the container comprising:
 a substantially rigid body configured to substantially encapsulate the pouch and sized for nesting of the pouch inside the body; 
 the body having an opening for the mouthpiece to protrude outside the body; 
 said opening being sized and shaped to fit closely about a hollow neck of a food pouch without constricting said hollow neck; 
 the body being contoured with an orthogonal surface integral with the rigid body and spaced upwardly from an interior bottom portion of the rigid body to change the pouch to a bulbous shape; 
 thereby enabling the soft food to be more easily emptied out of the pouch. 
 
     
     
       17. The container of  claim 14 , wherein the lower cavity is external to the body.